Twitter Is Noticing Major Similarities Between J.Lo’s AMAs Set and Beyoncé’s 2014 Grammys Show
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When Jennifer Lopez took the stage during the 2020 American Music Awards on November 22nd, we had a feeling we were in for a steamy performance. Her sheer-cutout body suit, wet hairstyle, dim lights, and on-stage chemistry with Maluma set the scene, and the sexy chair dance set up in front of a "Cell Block Tango"-style set proved our theory true. But some on Twitter couldn't help but notice the latter half of J.Lo's act is eerily similar to Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love" set, which she performed both at the Grammys in 2014 and also during her and Jay-Z's On The Run Tour.
And once you see it, you can't unsee it.
Of course, Beyoncé isn't the first performer to incorporate a "chair dance" into her act. Using a chair as a dance prop has been a mainstay in burlesque clubs and on Broadway for decades. But the chair paired with the black bodysuit, hairstyle, and lighting of J.Lo's set...it's all very Beyoncé.
Twitter wasted no time to point out just how Beyoncé-like Lopez looked during her performance of "Pa'Ti" and "Lonely." In fact, upon first glance, one could easily mistake 2014 Beyoncé for 2020 J.Lo in these images.
Heading home
— Dom Sagolla (@dom) March 22, 2006
Twitter user @JKeep100 even dubbed "Drunk in Love" over Lopez and Maluma's set to show just how perfectly it fits in the setting.
Heading home
— Dom Sagolla (@dom) March 22, 2006
And this side-by-side comparison is uncanny.
If that Jennifer Lopez #AMAs performance looked familiar to you, you may be remembering #Beyonce at the 2014 Grammys. #JLo #AMAs #AMAs2020 pic.twitter.com/D4Wq43eNqA
— Lisa Respers France (@LisaFranceCNN) November 23, 2020
It's just...too similar for comfort for many Twitter users. They had no choice but to make a meme mountain out of a molehill.
Jlo’s team every time Beyoncé performs: pic.twitter.com/qqYRlIwQGa
— tony ✊🏾 (@kingalreadyx) November 23, 2020
Not JLo dressed the exact same way as Beyoncé did for her “Drunk in Love” performance at the Grammys. Even down to the wet hair and the chair😭
— Cheyanne. (@CBabeey) November 23, 2020
JLO is giving “Drunk in Love” by Beyoncé #AMAs pic.twitter.com/5muOIrbxYa
— RCE (@moreofmaur) November 23, 2020
JLO giving me Beyonce vibes #AmericanMusicAwards pic.twitter.com/zaxKRwvRx7
— V (@MsVangie) November 23, 2020
Though the evidence is there if one wanted to accuse Lopez of directly copying Beyoncé's set, we'd argue that it's mere coincidence more than anything else. Chair dances, black bodysuits, and blonde bobs, are not original concepts, and the theory that there is no such thing as an original idea anymore kind of fits into this situation.
Lopez could have been inspired by Beyoncé's 2014 set, or should could have been inspired by the same things that inspired Beyoncé six years ago. Even though the performances are similar, we can all agree that both women absolutely slayed their respective sets and therefore, shouldn't be pitted against each other.